Medvedev's direct address to the camera in an empty sports hall is followed by footage of him hitting a shuttlecock back and forth with Putin.
It is not clear who won their various matches - although the video shows a grim-faced Putin lobbing a shuttlecock across as Medvedev leaves his court dangerously open, apparently winning the first point.Picture: REUTERS/Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti/Kremlin